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  • May 1, 2013 |

    DLA Piper seals strategic alliance in Indonesia

    DLA Piper has launched a strategic alliance with Indonesian law firm Ivan Almaida Baely & Firmansyah (IAB&F), as the global firm looks to step up its presence in the booming economic region. According to its website, the Jakarta-based firm has two partners, including founding member Ivan Baely and offers services to international and domestic corporations, investors and state owned enterprises.

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  • April 30, 2013 |

    DLA adds City corporate duo with BLP and Kirkland partner hires

    DLA Piper has added two partners to its London corporate practice with the double hire of Rob Salter and Anu Balasubramanian from Berwin Leighton Paisner and Kirkland & Ellis respectively. Salter, who is expected to join DLA in September, makes the move after nine years at BLP, where he made partner in 2006 after training at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

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  • April 30, 2013 |

    SJ Berwin repays profit distributions to partners after payout delay

    SJ Berwin has paid back its delayed February profit distributions to partners in full, after payments were held back to improve cash flow at the firm. The firm has confirmed that it repaid the amount in two instalments in late March and early April, after it emerged at the start of March that the firm held back quarterly profit distributions due to be paid to partners in February.

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  • April 30, 2013 |

    Ashurst recruits A&O finance chief as longstanding CFO steps down

    Ashurst has recruited a new chief financial officer (CFO) with the hire of Allen & Overy (A&O) finance chief Brian Dunlop. Dunlop, who will start at Ashurst next Tuesday (7 May), will replace Nigel Morland, who has decided to step down.

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  • April 25, 2013 |

    Bakers aims to double female representation among equity

    Baker & McKenzie is overhauling its approach to the promotion of female lawyers in a bid to double the proportion of women in its equity partner ranks. The firm, which has a 15% female equity partnership, is aiming to increase this figure to 30% with a shift away from billable hour targets – a factor that has long hampered the career progression of working mothers. More importance will now be placed on individuals' overall non-billable contributions, including their involvement in client and practice development, team building, promotion of firm culture and values, profile-raising and leadership.

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  • April 23, 2013 |

    Ashurst promotes seven London lawyers in 12-strong round

    Ashurst has made up 12 lawyers in its 2013 partner promotions round, including seven in London. City corporate lawyers Rob Aird and Karan Dinamani are joining the partnership along with Ross Ollerhead (banking), Nikhil Markanday and Nick Rainsford (energy, transport and infrastructure) and real estate lawyers Matthew Bool and Ben Patton.

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  • April 18, 2013 |

    BHP Billiton turns to Herbert Smith litigator for new legal chief

    BHP Billiton has appointed Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) litigator Geoff Healy as its new head of legal. Healy, who is currently based in the firm's Sydney office will start his new role at the Anglo-Australian mining firm on 3 June, based in BHP's main headquarters in Melbourne. Healy joined HSF in 1990 and was made partner in 1997. He was a client relationship partner for BHP Billiton and in 2006 represented the company in a Royal Commission inquiry into whether the company had breached Australian laws in its dealings with Iraq.

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  • April 14, 2013 |

    Herbert Smith Freehills opens for business in Seoul

    Herbert Smith Freehills has opened in Korea today, making it the third UK law firm to launch in the country after receiving approval from the Ministry of Justice last month. The office is being co-headed by disputes partner Tony Dymond who has relocated from London and corporate partner Lewis McDonald from Singapore, alongside a group of two associates, a paralegal and two back office staff.

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  • April 14, 2013 |

    Habib & Clydes among nominees for Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards

    DP World, Hadef & Partners and Herbert Smith Freehills are among the entrants to be shortlisted as Legal Week unveils the nominations for the second annual Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards. Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Clyde & Co are among the firms battling it out for international law firm of the year, with the winner due to be announced at a ceremony held at Dubai's Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi on 16 May.

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  • April 12, 2013 |

    Reed Smith boosts City finance team with Clifford Chance hire

    Reed Smith is to boost its City finance practice with the hire of Clifford Chance (CC) banking and finance partner Claude Brown. News of the move, which has not been confirmed by Reed Smith, comes days after it emerged that CC's global head of private equity David Walker, had resigned to join Latham & Watkins in London.

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